Pyrazole compound



Patented Oct. 13, 1953 'fif-T UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,655,508 PYRAZOLE COMPOUND Reuben G. Jones, Indianapolis, Ind., assignor to Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Ind., a corporation of Indiana No Drawing. Original application November 16, 1950, Serial No. 196,093. Divided and this application August 6, 1952, Serial No. 303,000

1 Claim. (01. 260-310) This invention relates to 3cyanomethylpyra- Example zole.

The novel compound of this invention can be represented by the formula To an anhydrous diazomethane solution prepared in 1.5 liters of ether from 103 g. (1 mol) 5 of nitrosomethylurea were added 56 g. (1.0 mol) of freshly distilled propargyl alcohol. The solu- 3CH2-CN tion was allowed to stand at room temperature I I for about 60 hours, the ether was evaporated, 1 2 H and the syrupy residue was fractionally distilled in vacuo. The fraction boiling from about 120 It should be noted that two isomeric forms C. to about 150 C. at a pressure of 0.5 mm. of of the pyrazole compounds exist because of a mercury was collected. The viscous liquid con, dynamic equilibrium. Thus, the compound can sisting of crude 3-hydroxymethylpyrazole was be represented by either of the following fordissolved in 50 cc. of water, and added to a solumulas: tion of 80 g. of picric acid in 1200 cc. of water Formula A Formula]; at 100 C. The mixture was boiled with 5 g. of decolorizing carbon, filtered and cooled to about 4 A 40 C., whereupon a yellow crystalline precipi- 5 3 CH2CN CHZCN tate of 3-hydroxymethyl-pyrazole picrate formed.

1 2 2 1 The precipitate was filtered off, washed with absolute ethanol and dried.

The two forms of the pyrazole compounds as 3 hydroxymethylpyrazole picrate h represented by the given formulas are equivalent, ai melted 5 glalysls Showed and both are within the scope of this invention. 8 magma of percen o m rogen as com For the purpose of convenience the form of pared with the calculated amount of 21.44 percent.

s gggg fig g gg i i fggggg g ggfifi m thl 75 g. of S-hydroxymethylpyrazole picrate were The novel pyrazole base of this invention is a liquid at ordinary temperatures.

Because of the basic nitrogen atom in the pyrazole ring, cyanomethylpyrazole readily forms acid addition salts, and these salts are included within the scope of the invention. The salts are plcrate The mtrobenzene and the chloroform readily prepared by methods commonly employed f fi i 6 comblrfd i fi g q for preparing acid addition salts of organic bases. res 9 por t 0 y roe one Suitable methods include the reaction of the gontlbmed acld extlacts were filterefi stoichiometric equivalent of the desired acid with and e m e was evapora ed to dryness m vacuo. The residue, comprising 3-hydroxyg g g g gfig gigg 2 a g g i gg ifig methylpyrazole hydrochloride, was dissolved in absolute ethanol, and the solution evaporated like Examples of acids useful for the purpose hydrochloiilde Obtamed i the p of a Very of forming salts with the novel bases include hygroscpplq White crystaume Solid After i inorganic acids such as hydrochloric hydr0 crystallization from absolute alcohol-ether mixture, the 3-hydroxymethylpyrazole hydrochlobromic, hydriodic, sulfuric, nitric, sulfamic, and

phosphoric acids, and organic acids such as nae melted at picric, acetic, maleic, tartaric, succinic, benzoic, To 40 of thlonyl chloride were added, 111 lactic and Salicylic acids. small portions, 30 g. (0.22 mol) of 3-hydroxys..cyanomethylpyrazole i useful as an inter methylpyrazole hydrochloride. An immediate mediate in t preparation of 3..(fi amjnoethy1) reaction resulted, with the formation of a clear pyrazole, which is a gastric secretory stimulator. Solution The Solutifln Was warmed 0n the steam Thi application is a division of my prior obath for about 15 minutes, and the excess thionyl pending application Ser. No. 196,093, filed Nochloride was removed by evaporation in vacuo. vember 16, 1950. A White crystalline residue comprising 3-chloro- The following specific example further illusmethylpyrazole hy r ri r m in d- The 3- trate thi invention, chloromethylpyrazole hydrochloride was washed with anhydrous ether and dried in vacuo. It was stored in a vacuum desiccator over potassium hydroxide because of its deliquescent nature.

3-chloromethylpyrazole hydrochloride thus prepared melted at about 155-156 C. (dec.). Analysis showed the presence of 18.20 percent nitrogen as compared with the calculated amount of 18.31 percent.

A solution of 60 g. of potassium cyanide in 65 cc. of water was cooled in an ice bath, and to the cold solution was added withstirring over a period of about one hour a solution of 15.3 g. (0.10 mol) of B-chloromethylpyrazole hydrochloride in 200 cc. of absolute ethanol. The reaction mixture was removed from the coolin bath and while standing at room temperature stirred for about 4 hours. The mixture was then filtered to remove inorganic salts formed during the reaction and the residue obtained was washed with two 200 cc. portions of 95 percent alcohol.

The combined filtrate and washings were reduced by evaporation in vacuo to a volume of about 100 cc. A small portion of water was added to bring the precipitated inorganic salts into solution, and the resulting mixture was extracted with four 100 cc. portions of chloroform. The chloroform extracts were combined and evaporated in vacuo leaving a liquid residue comprising 3-cyanomethylpyrazole. The residue was distilled in vacuo, and the portion boiling at about 1l'7-l20 C. at the pressure of 0.4 mm. of mercury was collected.

3-cyanomethylpyrazole thus prepared had 11 1.5138. Analysis showed the presence of 38.94 percent nitrogen as compared with the calculated amount or 39.23 percent.

Iclaim:

'3-cyanomethylpyrazole.

REUBEN G. JONES.

No references cited. 

